Entries from June 2008

June 30, 2008

What the Ebay Ruling Means to the Rest Of Us

This morning, Bloomberg news announced the following:

“EBay Inc., the world’s largest Internet auctioneer, was ordered to pay LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA 40 million euros ($63 million) over claims it didn’t do enough to stop the sale of counterfeit goods. LVMH, the world’s largest luxury-goods maker, claimed in the Paris lawsuit that EBay [...]

June 16, 2008

I Miss Tim Russert

I was totally shocked when I heard Tim Russert passed away.  Tim’s political discussions were among the best in all of modern journalism.  I have been a big fan for years, and I think we will miss his reasoned point of view and critical analysis of issues this election more than ever before.
Tim was a [...]

June 13, 2008

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June 13, 2008

How to Make a Successful Business

I am a huge fan of Seth Godin, and this is a riff based on one of his recent blog posts.
If you want a successful business model:
Start with the fact that everyone has problems.  They want and NEED a cure for those problems.
1. Identify a problem.
2. Develop a simple solution for the problem.
3. Price and [...]

June 12, 2008

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June 12, 2008

Marketing Yourself and Your Project

Chris Penn has a great blog post about online marketing web strategy we should all read and take to heart.
In essence, Chris tells us that the product comes first, the advertising comes last.
Whether you intend to market yourself, your company, a product, a service- it doesn’t matter. The very first thing you need to [...]

June 12, 2008

Some Thoughts on Community

Part of being involved in Podcamps and podcasting in general, is about forming communities. For my presentation this year at Podcasters Across Borders, I’ll be talking about why community matters. In much of my life, it is the sole motivator for what I do.
Community is defined by Dictionary.com as a social group of [...]

June 11, 2008

Why I Think Business Plans Are A Good Idea

Every Business, in theory, should have a plan. The Small Business Administration even has a guide on how to write one. Yet, most entrepreneurial types I know find themselves almost accidentally in business, or dreaming up new, profitable ventures, but never go through the steps to write a business plan, thinking it is [...]

June 9, 2008

Books Are Far From Dead

Anybody who thinks books are dead wasn’t in Philadelphia this past weekend. I stood in line to hear David Sedaris do a reading and sign books. (His new book, When You are Engulfed in Flames, is out) It was about 95 degrees outside, and ungodly hot and humid. As I approached the [...]

June 7, 2008

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